dickcissel in British English
(ˌdɪkˈsɪsəl)
noun
a small North American bird, Spiza americana, the male of which has a yellow breast, a black patch on its throat, and a mainly grey head
dickcissel in American English
(dɪkˈsɪsəl)
US
noun
a bunting (Spiza americana) with a black throat and yellow breast, living in prairie regions of Canada and the U.S. and migrating to N South America
Word origin
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